Katie graduated from high school in 2002 from East High School in Akron, Ohio.

She attended Lee University and received a Bachelor's degree in Psychology in 2006. Next, she completed Lee's Masters program in School Counseling in 2009. She had a wonderful college experience, and developed her love for education and human development during those years.

Experience

Katie served as a school counselor at Chattanooga Central High School for 5 years, where her passion for working with high school students grew. She also learned a lot about working as a part of a team, and how to cheer high school students on to graduation, while helping them prepare for the future.

After that, she came to Walker Valley in 2014 to work as a Career Coach with the YCC Grant.

Katie became the Humanities Counselor at WVHS in 2016, and she is thrilled to work at Walker Valley with the Humanities Academy! Go Mustangs!

Bio

Katie DelBonis did her school counseling internship here at WVHS in 2008, and is so excited to be back as an official Mustang!

Katie is orignally from Akron, Ohio. She moved to Cleveland, Tennessee in 2002 for college. Katie has been happily married to Michael for 7 years. They have 2 adorable and hilarious children (Lucy & Jonah), and a crazy but lovable dog (Nelly). You can usually find her spending time with her family and friends, doing something crafty, shopping, or reading... and if you can't find her doing those things, she's probably at Chick-fil-A. She is a natural born encourager, wannabe meteorologist, and lover of chocolate. Katie has a huge amount of enthusiasm for helping people, and always sees the glass as half full!